document.write( "Question 1036483: How to determine the equation of a parabola with vertex (7,-2) and passing the point (6,0)? Graph the parabola.
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No, no, no!! The vertex form of a parabola is the equation: . In this case, (h, k) = (7, 2), and (x, y) = (6, 0). 
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